Sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
Project Inception Workshop
6-9 February 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Presentation: Sustainable intensification in the CGIAR (R. Asiedu, IITA)
This workshop provides an opportunity for a broad group of important stakeholders to both learn about the project plans and to share their views on expectations from and opportunities for synergies with the project (days 1 and 2) and for the core project team to finalize the project details (days 3 and 4).
Conceptual frameworks for SI: Benchmark area approach, INRM.
Some examples: 40 cases of projects in 20 countries in Africa.
Some lessons:
science and farmer inputs
improvement of farmer knowledge
micro finance and rural banking
public support
CGIAR's new vision: reducing rural poverty, improving food security, improving nutrition and health, sustainable management of natural resources.
15 CGIAR research program consortiums
CRP 1.2: humid tropics (integrated systems for the humid tropics).
First of four objectives emphasisses sustainable intensification of rainfed smallholder farming systems.
3 themes: systems analysis, integrated ... ??
11 work areas, including Southern moist savannas as major farming systems
Impacts related to needs: SRT 1 leads to situation analysis
CRP 1.1: Dryland systems with innovation systems, partners, scaling out, tradeoffs
Some areas focus on reducing vulnerability through sustainable intensification
Sustainable intensification of cereal-based farming systems in Eastern and Southern Africa
Project Inception Workshop
6-9 February 2012, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Presentation: Sustainable intensification in the CGIAR (R. Asiedu, IITA)
This workshop provides an opportunity for a broad group of important stakeholders to both learn about the project plans and to share their views on expectations from and opportunities for synergies with the project (days 1 and 2) and for the core project team to finalize the project details (days 3 and 4).